Title :
Wireless Sensor Networks for biomedical applications in cancer hyperthermia
Author :
Singh, V.R. ; Singh, Kanika
Author_Institution :
Korea University, Seoul/Seochang, South Korea
Abstract :
In case of deep seated brain tumors or cancerous cells, focused ultrasound is found to be an effective treatment tool. Thermal profile under hyperthermia is studied here for a temperature rise of 4 to 5 degree centigrade (up to 42.5 degree), in case of therapeutic treatment of the tumors. An in vitro tumor is studied with temperature sensors to understand the thermal elevation in different layers and different directions of the tumor. A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN ) is developed to transmit the tumor thermal information to an expert clinician to monitor the health condition and for therapeutic control of ultrasound dosage level, particularly in case of elderly patients living in remote areas.
Keywords :
Cancer; Condition monitoring; Hyperthermia; In vitro; Neoplasms; Patient monitoring; Remote monitoring; Temperature sensors; Ultrasonic imaging; Wireless sensor networks; Tumors; WSN; hyperthermia; modeling and simulation; thermal profile; Brain Neoplasms; Computer-Aided Design; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Telemetry; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Thermography; Transducers; Ultrasonic Therapy;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650376
